ROBERT D. PETERSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED ROBERT D. PETERSON, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D20-1950 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ________________________________/ Opinion filed November 17, 2020 3.800 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Tanya Davis Wilson, Judge. Robert D. Peterson, Bowling Green, pro se. No Appearance for Appellee. PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See King v. State, 259 So. 3d 317, 319 n.3 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018) (“Generally, if the sentence was not illegal at the time it was imposed, the defendant is not entitled to relief under Rule 3.800(a) by virtue of a later-decided case. This is especially true where, as here, a binding opinion at the time of sentencing permitted the sentence.”). EVANDER, C.J., LAMBERT and SASSO, JJ., concur.

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